NEW BRIGHTON face a double bill this weekend with high hopes of two victories to keep their unbeaten run going.

Cleckheaton visit Hartsfield tomorrow for a National Three North League clash and Winnington Park follow on Sunday in the quarter-final of the Thwaites Cheshire Cup.

The Blues picked up no new injuries last week but await fitness tests on Paul Brett and Chris Planchant who were both hurt in the game against Bradford and Bingley two weeks ago.

Caldy and Birkenhead Park have an interesting cup derby at Paton Field. Caldy, who sit top of North Two West League, will fancy an upset, but Birken-head had a good win at LSH in their latest outing and will be in good heart.

Paul Feely, who had a spell with Park before moving back to Caldy, misses out on a hooking role due to injury, leaving Jamie Whitemore to fill in. Hywel Williams is also likely to be absent but the re-signed Matthew Poste is available to take the scrum-half role.

Birkenhead will stick with Stu Brown at hooker, while Darren Lucas will start on the bench if declared fit.

Wirral have a difficult cup task away to Chester who are striving for North One honours and are in good form at present. Chester name Gavin Woods and Nathan Sandland-Jones as the props with Jason Goulding making up the front-row.

Wirral, who lost to Chester in the final last season, bring in James Duckers at prop and Paul Rawsthorne at lock with Tim Hodson moving to the back-row. Stu Hughes gets a wing call and Colin Davies figures at full-back.

The other quarter-final involves Lymm and Maccles-field on Sunday with the latter facing a league match tomorrow.

Some clubs are without games this weekend but the quarter-finals of the Thwaites Cheshire Plate are scheduled for Sunday. They should have included Parkonians v Congleton but the latter have withdrawn and Parkonians now play a re-arranged South Lancashire/Cheshire Four match at Mossley Hill.

It is a first versus second confrontation and Parks, with coach Paul Topping and skipper Paul Hillan in fine form, will do well to hold the opposition.

In the Plate, Ellesmere Port have a home derby against Port Sunlight.

The other ties show Sale Amateurs v Holmes Chapel and Helsby v Northwich.

The action will come thick and fast at Birkenhead Park on Sunday when the annual North of England Schools Sevens Competition is staged.

There will be 40 schools taking part including several from the Merseyside and Wirral area.

Matches starting at 10am will be on a league basis with additional facilities being used at Birkenhead School and St Anselms College. The knockout stages for the main Bowring Trophy and the Boodle and Dunthorne Plate for group-runners-up will all be at the Upper Park in the afternoon. Admission is free.